Re: [ppc patch] fix grub_ofconsole_cls on Old World

[Marco Gerards]

Hollis Blanchard <address@hidden> writes:

>   static void
>   grub_ofconsole_cls (void)
>   {
>    /* Clear the screen.  */
> -  grub_ofconsole_writeesc ("^L");
> +  grub_ofconsole_writeesc ("\e[2J");
> +  grub_gotoxy (0, 0);
>   }
>
> I've verified that this patch does not break video console on my New
> World Mac, and it fixes serial console with some terminal
> emulators. We already depend on ANSI escape sequences for gotoxy(), so
> can we commit this patch now and worry about termcap later?

In that case, yes.  I am sorry I did not test this.  I have very
little time for hacking lately, but I will be back soon. :)

Thanks,
Marco